Question

The area of a square is 144 cm² what is the length of one side of the square

Answer 1

The length of one side of square is 12 cm.

Step by step explanation

Given that :-

• Area of square is 144 cm ² .

To Find :-

• Length of one side of square

Solution :-

Finding the length of one side of square

Using formula,

Area of square = ( side)²

substitute the value

144 cm² = side²

Taking square root of both side.

√144 cm ² = √side²

12 cm = side

Hence,

The length of one side of square is 12 cm.

Answer 2

12 cm

Explanation:

The area of a square is given by

A = s^2

144 = s^2

Taking the square root of each side

sqrt(144) = sqrt(s^2)

12 =s